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[themmaniacs]

Valentina Shevchenko fights to watch before UFC 285

#UFC #ValentinaShevchenko will be defending her title for the 8th time this weekend at #UFC285. Take a look at some of her past performances.

Valentina Shevchenko is one of the most dominant fighters in the world of mixed martial arts today. With a record of 23 wins and only 3 losses, Shevchenko has established herself as a force to be reckoned with in the flyweight division. She has also set a new record for the most consecutive title defenses in the division, with seven successful defenses under her belt. And on March 4th, 2023,…

[dannycardfan824]

TOPPS 2019 UFC KNOCKOUT

KATLYN CHOOKAGIAN #AJM-KC JUMBO FIGHT MAT RELIC AUTOGRAPH CARD 94/99

[theanticool]

The theme of these ESPN prelims thus far has been up and coming contender beats long standing high ranked opponent on the down slide, but not in a super impressive fashion. Gamrot over RDA and Phillips over Munhoz.

Guess we'll see if the pattern holds for Maycee Barber against former title challenger Katlyn Cerminara (formerly Chookagian) and Jailton Almeida against Curtis Blaydes.

[realfightjunkie]

Maycee Barber {-200} DEFEATS Katlyn Chookagian {+170} via 3 round DECISION on UFC 299. Will go 3 rounds {-325} & Barber wins by decision {+100} hits!

[thesportssoundoff]

“I’m not sure how to feel about this card but Jon Jones vs Dom Reyes is great shit.” UFC 247 Preview

Joey

Feb 2nd

The UFC rolls into Houston, Texas for a very STRANGE card. It's had some injuries and pull outs that changed around its dynamic (imagine this show if Jimmie River vs Marlon Vera and OSP vs Ryan Spann) but it's got the bare minimum which is two title fights followed up by an underdcard with big dudes on it. That's basically all  I ask for. It's definitely not the UFC's best offering but when you consider that they lost three good fights and had a PPV come up at the last minute? I've seen worse. I guess. Jon Jones vs Dominick Reyes and Valentina Shevchenko vs Kaitlyn Chookagian are basically your drawing cards anyways.

2020 Stat-O-Matic:

Debuting Fighters (2-2): Youssef Zalal, Austin Lingo, Kalinn Williams Main Event Exemption:

Short Notice Fighters (1-1): Kalinn Williams Main Event Exemption:

Second Fight (1-1): Antonio Arroyo, Journey Newsom, Domingo Pilarte, Miles Johns, Justin Tafa Main Event Exemption: Vs Debutantes:

Cage Corrosion (Fighters who have not fought within a year of the date of the fight) (5-0):   Main Event Exemption (1-0):

Undefeated Fighters (2-1):  Dominick Reyes, Miles Johns, Austin Lingo Main Event Exemption: Dominick Reyes

Fighters with at least four fights in the UFC with 0 wins over competition still in the organization (1-1): Trevin Giles Main Event Exemption:

Weight Class Jumpers (Fighters competing outside of the weight class of their last fight even if they’re returning BACK to their “normal weight class”) (1-1): Ilir Latifi Main Event Exemption ():

Twelve Precarious Ponderings

1- When @theanticool  and @cerealsensei   says something, I feel compelled to listen because if he's not right, he's able to put things together in a logical enough sense that it makes me consider things. So when both say that they think the end of the Jon Jones reign at 205 lbs is coming to an end, I feel compelled to consider it. It's hard to really judge just what Jon Jones is and we're entering Anderson Silva territory where Jones is the world's most blasse unbeatable fighter ever. He's in that pre-Chael Sonnen phase where Anderson just sleptwalked through fights and struggled to amuse himself for five rounds of blegh. So is Jones about to prove some mortality? I kinda don't know. The three guys to come close to giving Jones an L was a super athletic and long limbed Alexander Gustafsson, Daniel Cormier in both their first and second fight (fights he still lost decisively) and the Thiago Santos fight where Jones just...sort of fought. The right people are telling me Jones is vulnerable----but I'm just not seeing it. Perhaps I'll believe it WHEN I see it and perhaps Reyes is the dude to bring that out.

2- So what does Reyes do well? For starters, it's hard to think of a fighter Jones has faced in a bit who possesses genuine stopping power with his hands. Anthony Smith hits pretty damn hard but he's more of a master of accumulation, Thiago Santos can wipe dudes out with his legs but really only has one serious finish with his hands (Jan Blachowicz) while DC's punching power seems to come and go depending upon the situation. Gus has tremendous hand speed but his finishes in the UFC were mostly against the likes of guys like Jimi Manuwa and five rounds worth of abuse vs old man Teix. Reyes has power and if nothing else, that'll give him a shot to do things in those brief moments where Jones' defense lapses and his chin is out there to be touched. Also I've seen Reyes have to adjust gameplans and make a swap up as he did vs Volkan Oezdemir, even if you can debate whether it was enough to WIN the fight. Lastly? Reyes is well rounded enough as a wrestler, striker and grappler that he's not as one dimensional as some of Jones' other opponents and he's not broken down like Gus was. Also don't forget that Reyes is a young 30 years old and not with over 30+ fights like Anthony Smith and he's a natural LHW.

3- I wonder if Jones will feel more motivated to get as finish in this one given how much flak he took by not finishing a guy with torn ACLs in both legs?

4- What does the UFC want more; a Jones win to get him to move up to HW for a big summer show run OR a Reyes win to finally have a sellable rematch for Jones that doesn't involve the retiring Daniel Cormier?

5- Is a finish like the one that Valentina Shevchenko got vs Jessica Eye actually a bad thing? If you go through Shevchenko's UFC history; you've got a lot of pretty damn boring five round fights with the occasional "holy shit" finish. The Jessica Eye finish is the Holy Shit-iest of the Holy Shit finishes----but in the process, it created this somewhat unfair expectation that Shevchenko is capable of doping that all the time. She may be capable of that but she rarely if ever takes that risk. Part of it has to do with the fact that most women are so petrified of getting what Jessica Eye got that they wind up hanging out away from the firing range, opening the door for Shevchenko to leg kick with an occasional takedown on the back end to control women. It creates for boring ass fights but would we be more willing to accept a boring fight if we didn't know she was capable of highlight reel finishes as well?

6- Chookagian tends to be a hyperactive striker so chances are Val is going to take her down and finish her BUT Shevchenko is prone to bouts of inactivity mid round and so I wonder if Katlyn Chookagian has the capacity to steal a few rounds just by doing stuff when Valentina isn't doing anything.

7- Fair to say Mirsad Bektic is just going to be a top 10 filler name and not a real contender any time soon? He draws rising MMA manager and pro fighter Dan Ige on the main card.

8-  A lot of people griping about HWs on the main card but this is a sport of size and the BIG BOYZ are here to throw fisticuffs!

9- What's Ilir Latifi's plan in the move up to HW? Is the goal to stop cutting weight and hope his sledgehammer power is able to travel with improved cardio on the back end?

10- Keep an eye on Miles Johns vs Mario Bautista. Got potential to be a wild scramble fight with subs aplenty.

11- Journey Newson had a pretty impressive debut as he overcome a really rough start to give Ricardo Ramos some trouble with his pressure game, length and boxing down the stretch of a loss on short notice. He draws Domingo Pilarte on the prelims and Pilarte is a wild fighter at 135 lbs who is coming off a disputed decision loss in HIS debut. Should be a really great fight on the ESPN+ portion of the prelims.

12- Do we pencil in Alex Morono for a bonus of some kind already?

[timothyeddington]

Valentina Shevchenko defends her Flyweight Belt against Katlyn Chookagian during UFC247 winning via TKO @ 1:03 R3 #ufc247 #ufchouston #toyotacenter #shevchenko #chookagian #cagefighters #mma #muaythai #jiujitsu #legacyplaymaker (at Houston Toyota Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/B91Maihh33R/?igshid=14dutgflagddt

[beautifulviolence]

Jessica Andrade TKOs Katlyn Chookagian

[forfightersnotlovers]

Valentina Shevchenko vs. Katlyn Chookagian UFC 247 (8 February 2020)

The Bullet lands a spinning hook kick across Katlyn Chookagian’s face in the second round of her women’s flyweight title defense.

[mma21plus]

ufc 238: cejudo vs. moraes fight motion

katlyn chookagian vs. joanne calderwood

eddie wineland vs. grigorii popov

darren stewart vs. bevon lewis

yan xiaonan vs. angela hill

calvin kattar vs. ricardo lamas

alexa grasso vs. karolina kowalkiewicz

aljamain sterling vs. pedro munhoz

tatiana suarez vs. nina ansaroff

blagoy ivanov vs. tai tuivasa

petr yan vs. jimmie rivera

tony ferguson vs. donald cerrone

valentina shevchenko vs. jessica eye

henry cejudo vs. marlon moraes

[fightlounge]

Halle Berry, Jessica Eye, Aljamain Sterling, Kenny Florian, Paige VanZant & more UFC Fighters reacts to Valentina Shevchenko defeating Katlyn Chookagian via TKO in the third round at UFC 247.

[fightsportfocus]

UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez Betting Odds and Picks / Predictions

UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez Betting Odds and Picks / Predictions

The UFC remains at the Apex in Las Vegas for UFC 255. Two titles are up-for-grabs as Valentina Shevchenko takes on Jennifer Maia and Deiveson Figueiredo faces Alex Perez. Early prelims and prelims will be broadcast live on ESPN 2 at 5:00pm CST and 7:00, respectively, and the PPV main card kicks off at 9:00. Follow along as we break down each of the main card matchups for this Saturday’s event,…

[topsportsasia]

'UFC Fight Island 6' results: Katlyn Chookagian vs Jessica Andrade on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE

‘UFC Fight Island 6’ results: Katlyn Chookagian vs Jessica Andrade on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Katlyn “Blonde Fighter” Chookagian, 31, of Jersey City, New Jersey, United States fought Jessica “Bate Estaca” Andrade, 29, of Umuarama, Parana, Brazil at “UFC Fight Night 180.” Also called “UFC on ESPN+ 38” or “UFC Fight Island 6,” the mixed martial arts event took place at the Flash Forum on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirateson October 18, 2020 in the UAE or October 17, 2020 in the…

[theanticool]

Tracy Cortez takes UD over Jasmine Jasudavicius in war!

Cortez spent the last 16 months working on her striking cause she took it to a whole other level since the last time we saw her. Granted, Jasudavicius is there to be hit as her game seems to be a mix of Karolina Kowlkiewicz and Meisha Tate but that was still worlds better than the last time we saw her. Great use of the 2-3 and 3-2 as JJ walked into range behind her jab. Had a lot of pop on that left hook which is a great sign moving forward.

Jasudavicius came alive a bit in the 2nd - scored a nice slapping head kick off as Cortez tried to exit an exchange. Started throwing those tall-girl stepping knees off of breaks and at the end of combos. And was able to push Cortez to the fence and take her down, but Cortez was still landing throughout with the left hook. Carried that in to the third round and just went to town with the boxing. The leg kicks were there early but JJ was countering over the top because she's aggressive and long and Cortez was throwing them without set up.

Moving backwards is always risky gambit as a developing striker but this was a perfect test for Cortez in her return. Great showing. Instantly gets herself back into the picture of interesting fighters at the top of 125lbs. A fight with a Maycee Barber, Lauren Murphy, or Katlyn Chookagian would be neat.

[conanaltatis]

'UFC Fight Island 6' results: Brian Ortega vs Chan Sung Jung, Katlyn Chookagian vs Jessica Andrade in Abu Dhabi

‘UFC Fight Island 6’ results: Brian Ortega vs Chan Sung Jung, Katlyn Chookagian vs Jessica Andrade in Abu Dhabi

Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)

Title: “UFC Fight Night 180″ (UFC on ESPN+ 38, UFC Fight Island 6) 

Venue: Flash Forum, Yas Island (UFC Fight Island), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Date: October 17, 2020 (USA), October 18, 2020 (UAE)

Number of bouts: 11

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[thesportssoundoff]

Chookagian’s corner is telling her to throw more speed and I’m not quite sure that’s what she needs right now. At the same time, she doesn’t have power so she’s limited in what she likes to do. 

[yoyo12x13]

UFC Fight Night – Gilbert Burns becomes a contender; smaller cage makes an impact A UFC welterweight division that's packed with title contenders appeared to get a new one on Saturday night.